togger Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Afternoon all, I have included with this post an edited image from Wakefield Prison in 1899. My question is this: In the heading of 'Religion & Birthplace' What are the initials for religion and what do they mean. They look like BH or CH, any ideas anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Chatholic ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckweed Posted September 9, 2014 Share Posted September 9, 2014 It's C E if you look closely ie Church of England and R C Roman Catholic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughW Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I see no resemblance of the second letter to an 'E' The first letter is identical to several 'b's on the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughW Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 ...but then it also looks like an upper case 'C'. So maybe it is 'Ch', as a slightly unusual abbreviation for Church of England. Unless they are all 'Chapel' (but that sounds like a Welsh usage of the term). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 It is certainly C, here are two side by side. Could it be Ch ? Perhaps they identified themselves generally as "Christian", whereas the Catholic was being more specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cheese Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I think Ch = Church of England (especially as most people seem to be this); RC = Roman Catholic; as in this: http://www.theoriginalrecord.com/database/ebooks/list/unthank/9 "These abbreviations are used in the names of schools: B., British; Bd., Board; Ch., Church of England; N., National; P., Parochial; R. C., Roman Catholic; U., Poor Law Union; W., Wesleyan Methodist." Hope this helps :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Thanks for your input cheese. Seems to have it sorted then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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